How can clients and consultants get along better? Heard today from a consultant who gets emails after 11 p.m. on a Friday night about work due the next Monday morning. And know of a client who received assignments after the deadline. Bad, bad, on both counts.
So what are some rules for a more productive relationship? [...]
I am writing an annual report for a nonprofit, my third time for this group. What makes it relatively easy, I realize, besides knowing the organization, is how they got ready for me:
They told me in our initial meeting which activities they want to highlight for the year.
They put together a notebook with press [...]
My kids are at overnight camp, the same camp they have been to for more than five years. They usually return brimming with inside jokes, nicknames, anecdotes, and the other peculiarities that develop in any insulated environment. They love it.
This year, the older one is in a quasi-work situation as a “counselor in training.” So [...]
I was asked to write a script for an awards program. Project Learning Tree will honor five incredibly creative and dedicated teachers at its annual conference in a few weeks. I had the nominating materials and photos, but I did not know any of the awardees. Fortunately, I do know the person making the presentation, [...]
Are you a dilettante, a dabbler–or, to phrase it otherwise, a generalist, a Renaissance person?
If so, some of my comments in the article below, first published in The Editorial Eye and now revised for the online zine Absolute Write may strike a chord:
What Am I Doing in a Microsoft Excel Class?The Dilettante Theory in [...]
